Cinder-shield



J. F. ADAMS. GINDBR SHIELD.

Patented Aug. 24,1897.

(No Model.)

.. lmwmm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES'F. ADAMS, OF HUBERT, GEORGIA.

ClNDER-SHIELD.

SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 588,739, dated August24, 1897.

Application led October 19, 1896. Serial No. 609,305. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES F. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hubert,

` in the county of Buloch and State of Georgia,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cinder-Shields; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exactdescription of. the invention., such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate oneform in which I have contemplated embodying my invention, and saidinvention is fully disclosed in the following description and claims.

Referring t-o the said drawings, Figure l represents a horizontalsectional view of a portion of the 'side of a car, showing the windowwith my improved cinder-shields applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side viewof a car-window provided with said cinder-shield. Fig. 3 is a detailview of one of said shields. Fig.

4 is a top plan view of one of said shields in closed position, and Fig.5 is a similar View showing the position of the shields when the car isin motion.

The object of my invention is to 'provide cinder-shields for car-windowswhich will lie close to the side of the car when the car is stationaryand which will be forced into a,

position perpendicular to the side of the car when the car is in motionbymeans of the resistance of the air.

ln the drawings, -A represents a car-window, and a a the side portionsof the window-casings, to which the cinder-shields are attached.

B represents one of my improved shields, which consists of a thin plateor sheet of wood, metal, or other preferred material of a lengthsubstantially equal to the height of the window-opening when the sash israised to its fullest extent. The plate Bis pivotally connected at oneedge to the windowcasing a and is provided with a spring which holds thesaid plate normally close to the side of the car and substantiallyparallel therewith. In this instance I have shown a vertical rod C,provided with brackets c, adapted to be attached to the window-casin gby means of screws. The plate B is provided with hinge-sections b, whichengage the rod C, and a spring b encircles said rod and is connected atone end thereto and at the other end to said plate, so as to hold thelatter in proper position. I also provide a stop to limit the outwardmovement of the plate under the action of the air, and in this instanceI have shown the hinges of the plateB locatedashort distance back fromthe-edge of the plate, thus leaving a part b2, which engages thewindowcasing when the plate is forced outwardly by the air, thus servingas a stop, as shown in the drawings.

In .practice I attach one of these cindershields at leach side of eachwindow of the car. When the car is not in motion, the said shields willlie close to the side of the car, so as to avoid interfering with theView forward or backward from the window. When the car-is in motion,thes'hield on the side of 'each window toward the engine will be forcedbackward by the resistance of the air until it is checked by the* stop,as shown in Fig. 5, thereby forming a shield against which the cinders,dust, dac., will strike, thus protecting the passengers therefrom. Assoon as the car stops the springs will restore the shields, which havebeen turned outwardly,

to'their normal position.

It will be noticed that by forming the plate B with the part b2, whichengages the window.

casing, extending the entire length of the plate, said part b2 willclose the crack which would otherwise be left between the edge of theplate and the window-casing, forming a dust-tight joint when theplatefis forced out# wardly and preventing cinders and dustfrompenetrating between the plate and the casing when the car is in motion.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cinder-shield comprising among its members a plate provided withhinge connections adapted to be secured 'to a car-window casing, saidplate having an integral portion on the inner side of said hingeconnections extending the entire length of the plate and in the plane ofsaid plate for engaginga portion of the windowcasing disposed angularlyto the car to form a dust-proof joint and to limit the outward movementof said plate,

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forliolding it away from the window-opening and substantially parallelWith the side of the 2. The combination with tear-window cascar wl1erebTone 'of said plates will be oper- 15 ing having a vertical strip ateaeli side of the ated when the car is moving in either direC- and aretracting-spring for said plate, subi 5 Window-opening provided on itsinner side I tion, substantially as described.

stantially as described.

With a face perpendicular to the side of the In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature car, of Vertical plates hinged to each of said inpresence of two witnesses.

strips, said plates having each an integral 1 1 1 portion in the planeof said plate extending JAMR It ADAMS' 1o :into position to engage thesaid perpendicular face to limit the outward movement of said plate andaspring secured to each plate Witnesses:

L. P. WHITAKER, J. D. KINGSBERY.

